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Analog input channels 4
Bandwidth (–3 dB) 70 MHz
Rise time (calculated) 5 ns
Bandwidth limiter 20 MHz, selectable
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 12 bits in PicoScope software
Input ranges ±20 mV to ±20 V full scale in 10 ranges
Input sensitivity 4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input coupling AC / DC
Input characteristics 1 MΩ ∥ 14 pF
DC accuracy ±3 % of full scale ±200 μV
Analog offset range
(vertical position adjust)
±250 mV (20 mV, 50 mV, 100 mV, 200 mV ranges)
±2.5 V (500 mV, 1 V, 2 V ranges)
±20 V (5 V, 10 V, 20 V ranges)
Offset adjust accuracy ±1% of offset setting, additional to DC accuracy
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)
Vertical (digital) - D MSO models only
Input channels 16 channels (2 ports of 8 channels each)
Input connectors 2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector
Maximum input frequency 100 MHz (200 Mb/s)
Minimum detectable pulse
width 5 ns
Input impedance 200 kΩ ±2% ∥ 8 pF ±2 pF
Input dynamic range ±20 V
Threshold range ±5 V
Threshold grouping Two independent threshold controls. Port 0: D0 to D7, Port 1: D8 to D15
Threshold selection TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined
Threshold accuracy < ±350 mV including hysteresis
Hysteresis < ±250 mV
Minimum input voltage swing 500 mV pk-pk
Channel-to-channel skew 2 ns, typical
Minimum input slew rate 10 V/µs
Overvoltage protection ±50 V
Maximum equivalent-time
sampling (ETS) rate
(repetitive signals)
2.5 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(USB streaming)
10 MS/s in PicoScope software, divided between active channels (PC-dependent)
125 MS/s using the supplied SDK, divided between active channels (PC-dependent)
Maximum capture rate 100 000 waveforms per second (PC-dependent)
Buffer memory 64 MS
Triggering
Source
Analog channels (all models)
EXT trigger (not MSO models)
Digital channels (MSO models only)
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Maximum pre-trigger
capture Up to 100% of capture size
Maximum post-trigger delay Up to 4 billion samples, selectable in 1 sample steps
Trigger rearm time < 0.7 µs at 1 GS/s sampling rate
Maximum trigger rate Up to 10000 waveforms in a 6 ms burst at 1 GS/s sampling rate, typical
Triggering for analog channels
Advanced trigger types Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic, runt pulse
Trigger types (ETS mode) Rising edge, falling edge (available on channel A only)
Trigger sensitivity Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope
Trigger sensitivity
(ETS mode) 10 mV p-p at full bandwidth, typical
External trigger input - not MSO models
Ext trigger connector type Front panel BNC
Trigger types Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic
Input characteristics 1 MΩ ∥ 14 pF
Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp up, ramp down, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine.
Pseudorandom output
signals
White noise, selectable amplitude and offset within output voltage range.
Pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS), selectable high and low levels within output voltage range, selectable bit rate up to 1 Mb/s
Standard signal frequency DC to 1 MHz
Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Triggering Free-run, or from 1 to 1 billion counted waveform cycles or frequency sweeps. Triggered from scope trigger or manually.
Output frequency accuracy As oscilloscope
Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz
Output voltage range ±2 V
Output voltage adjustments Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in approximately 1 mV steps within overall ±2 V range
Amplitude flatness < 0.5 dB to 1 MHz, typical
DC accuracy ±1% of full scale
SFDR > 60 dB, 10 kHz full scale sine wave, typical
Output resistance 600 Ω
Connector type Front panel BNC (not MSO models)
Rear panel BNC (MSO models)
Overvoltage protection ±20 V
Vertical resolution 8 bits
Enhanced vertical resolution 12 bits in PicoScope software
Input ranges ±20 mV to ±20 V full scale in 10 ranges
Input sensitivity 4 mV/div to 4 V/div (10 vertical divisions)
Input coupling AC / DC
Input characteristics 1 MΩ ∥ 14 pF
DC accuracy ±3 % of full scale ±200 μV
Analog offset range
(vertical position adjust)
±250 mV (20 mV, 50 mV, 100 mV, 200 mV ranges)
±2.5 V (500 mV, 1 V, 2 V ranges)
±20 V (5 V, 10 V, 20 V ranges)
Offset adjust accuracy ±1% of offset setting, additional to DC accuracy
Overvoltage protection ±100 V (DC + AC peak)
Vertical (digital) - D MSO models only
Input channels 16 channels (2 ports of 8 channels each)
Input connectors 2.54 mm pitch, 10 x 2 way connector
Maximum input frequency 100 MHz (200 Mb/s)
Minimum detectable pulse
width 5 ns
Input impedance 200 kΩ ±2% ∥ 8 pF ±2 pF
Input dynamic range ±20 V
Threshold range ±5 V
Threshold grouping Two independent threshold controls. Port 0: D0 to D7, Port 1: D8 to D15
Threshold selection TTL, CMOS, ECL, PECL, user-defined
Threshold accuracy < ±350 mV including hysteresis
Hysteresis < ±250 mV
Minimum input voltage swing 500 mV pk-pk
Channel-to-channel skew 2 ns, typical
Minimum input slew rate 10 V/µs
Overvoltage protection ±50 V
Maximum equivalent-time
sampling (ETS) rate
(repetitive signals)
2.5 GS/s
Maximum sampling rate
(USB streaming)
10 MS/s in PicoScope software, divided between active channels (PC-dependent)
125 MS/s using the supplied SDK, divided between active channels (PC-dependent)
Maximum capture rate 100 000 waveforms per second (PC-dependent)
Buffer memory 64 MS
Triggering
Source
Analog channels (all models)
EXT trigger (not MSO models)
Digital channels (MSO models only)
Trigger modes None, auto, repeat, single, rapid (segmented memory)
Maximum pre-trigger
capture Up to 100% of capture size
Maximum post-trigger delay Up to 4 billion samples, selectable in 1 sample steps
Trigger rearm time < 0.7 µs at 1 GS/s sampling rate
Maximum trigger rate Up to 10000 waveforms in a 6 ms burst at 1 GS/s sampling rate, typical
Triggering for analog channels
Advanced trigger types Edge, window, pulse width, window pulse width, dropout, window dropout, interval, logic, runt pulse
Trigger types (ETS mode) Rising edge, falling edge (available on channel A only)
Trigger sensitivity Digital triggering provides 1 LSB accuracy up to full bandwidth of scope
Trigger sensitivity
(ETS mode) 10 mV p-p at full bandwidth, typical
External trigger input - not MSO models
Ext trigger connector type Front panel BNC
Trigger types Edge, pulse width, dropout, interval, logic
Input characteristics 1 MΩ ∥ 14 pF
Standard output signals Sine, square, triangle, DC voltage, ramp up, ramp down, sinc, Gaussian, half-sine.
Pseudorandom output
signals
White noise, selectable amplitude and offset within output voltage range.
Pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS), selectable high and low levels within output voltage range, selectable bit rate up to 1 Mb/s
Standard signal frequency DC to 1 MHz
Sweep modes Up, down, dual with selectable start/stop frequencies and increments
Triggering Free-run, or from 1 to 1 billion counted waveform cycles or frequency sweeps. Triggered from scope trigger or manually.
Output frequency accuracy As oscilloscope
Output frequency resolution < 0.01 Hz
Output voltage range ±2 V
Output voltage adjustments Signal amplitude and offset adjustable in approximately 1 mV steps within overall ±2 V range
Amplitude flatness < 0.5 dB to 1 MHz, typical
DC accuracy ±1% of full scale
SFDR > 60 dB, 10 kHz full scale sine wave, typical
Output resistance 600 Ω
Connector type Front panel BNC (not MSO models)
Rear panel BNC (MSO models)
Overvoltage protection ±20 V
